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‘PURE TRASH: The Story’ coming soon…


PURE TRASH, The Story by Bette A. Stevens

Here's the final cover design for PURE TRASH, a short story for the YA/Adult audience. It's the complete (front & back) of this story that will be released in August 2013.

Here’s the final cover design for PURE TRASH, a short story for the YA/Adult audience. It’s the complete (front & back) of this story that will be released in August 2013.

A 1950’s adventure!

The year is 1955. If you grew up in the 1950s and the 1960s, you may be among those who like to recall those good old “Happy Days” of television fame. Even younger generations enjoy watching the old TV reruns to get a peek into what life was like back then. In this short story, Shawn and Willie Daniels are off on a Saturday adventure in search of trash to turn into treasure. It was going to be a great day. Shawn was sure of it. No school and no bullies to remind him that he’s not one of the crowd. This is a story about bullies and what it’s like to be bullied. It may redefine your definition of bullying. If you were a child who was thought of as “different” in some way, you know what bullying is about: torment, persecution, intimidation, to name a few of its descriptors. For Shawn and Willie, their difference was based upon the social status of the dysfunctional family and the alcoholism and abject poverty in which they grew up.

Click on the cover, take a read and let me know what you think!

Thanks,

Bette A. Stevens

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AMAZING MATILDA’s BOOK AWARD & GIVEAWAY!


Don’t miss the MATILDA GIVEAWAY: Drawing JULY 15th for an author-signed paperback of AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarch’s Tale by Bette A. Stevens.
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Amazing MatildaBette StevensBette A. Stevens wins Purple Dragonfly Book Award for her picture book, Amazing Matilda: A Mondarch’s Tale.  This book is for children age six and older.

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Book Promo Day: 4th July, 2013


AMAZING MATILDA featured on INDEPENDENCE DAY… Have a Happy! ~ Bette

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Domus Inter – House Between by Sarah Carter

Seventeen-year-old Harriet (Harry) Lawson expects her life to change when her mother inherits Domus Inter – a grand house in Wales – from a mysterious man called Jack Lloyd. But she doesn’t expect her whole world to be turned upside down, and that’s exactly what happens when she meets Jack Lloyd’s solicitor and a disturbing young man who calls himself Mord. The two men tell Harry an unbelievable tale – of murder, another world, and a magic pendant called the True Heart.

Harry has never felt like she belongs in this world, and she is about to find out why. Not knowing what to believe or who to trust, Harry’s desire to discover her true identity will embroil her in a conflict as old as memory. The legends of this world are the prophecies of another…but have they been interpreted wrongly?

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Last day to get your FREE copy of A Jane Austen Daydream!


LAST DAY FREE: July 2… Fantastic reviews. Don’t miss out! ~ Bette

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A Jane Austen DaydreamFor only the rest of today (July 2), can you grab a free copy of my new novel A Jane Austen Daydream on Amazon! Yes, this is the LAST DAY people! Jump to the link! Tell a friend!

On Sunday it was reviewed by the Calico Critic who said:

Daydream is an interesting, entertaining look at a life that Jane could have had. Scott Southard takes her through his own dream for her, holding onto much of the reality of her life, but also offering her possibilities that could only transpire on the pages of a novel. I enjoyed Southard’s choices as a writer, and wish that Jane could have actually experienced them herself. Fans of Austen’s works will enjoy this love letter to Jane, one that both entertains as well as cherishes her as she truly was: An amazing writer and a woman who deeply loved, even if only…

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